Disk attachment for ridging machines



Dec. 8,1931. 0. DOMRIES DISK ATTACHMENT FOR RIDGING MACHINES Original Filed June 29, 1928 01'; a 171 r g wal/mzzw Patented Dec. 8, 1931 oTToIno RInsoF sAnTA ANmcALIroRNIA nrsx ATTACHMENT non nrnGING 'MAcHnins Original application filed. June 29, .1928, Serial .No. 289,177. Divided and this application filed Kay 21,

1930. Seria11q'o. 454,395.1 I

This invention relates to -a disk attachk ment for a ridger, the general object of the invention being to place a disk adjacent the front end of each runner or blade of the 5 ridger so that the disks will cut furrows in the soil and throw the soil between them into dirt inwardly and thus build up the ridge 1 and pack the ridge thrown up by the disks. An object of my'invention is an attach-- ment to be placedon thefront of a ridger; this attachment having disks which cut and turn the earth inwardly, building up fur- 'rows and then the runners of the ridger follow in these furrows and build the loose dirt up into a higher and more compact ridge.

A. further object of my invention is that,

in the use of the disks they will cut through hard and weedy soil, thus loosening the soil a.

and hence by the use of my implement previous cultivation is unnecessary.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in'the combination and arrangement of the several parts,

to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifi-; cally pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, 'ref-- o erence will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which 2-- Figure 1 is a'plan view of the improved ridger.

Figure 2 is a section on line 22 of Fig-7 ure 1.

In these views, the numerall indicates the two .runners which are convergently ar- 40 ranged and which have their upper edges connected with the cross beams 2, these beams being connected together by the braces 3. In carrying out my invention, an angle iron bar 4 is fastened to the front end of each runner 4 slightly below the longitudinalcenter there- 7 of, these bars extending well in front of the runners and they are connected together at their front ends by the front cross angle ar 5. Hooks or hitches 17 are fastened to the frontccorners of the frame formed by the bars. 4 and 5 and these hooks are adapted to receive the draw chains for fastening the ridger tolatractor or the like, but'when the 'ridgeris toflbepulled over ground which is".55 n'ot' to beiridged, the draw chains 18are a ridge, thus causing the runners or blades to enter the furrows and act to move the loose fastened to the front beam 2, as shown at 19, and thechains are passed under the front bar so thattheffront end ofthe ridger willbe lifted as. it'is being pulled along and thus' eo athedisk and the front portionsof the runners will be lifted ofttheground'and thus the device will be in ino'perativeposition. 7 I Whenthe drawing or=pullin chain is at tached to thehooks or hitches 1? at the juncii '65 ti'onof the front cross bar 5 and the side bar 4,.the pull on the tractor causes the disks to dig into the soil, forming a furrowiand the runners 1 to follow in suchifurrow. "When it is desired, however, to lift the disks, the draw chain, may beattached asindicated at 19in Fig, 2 and pass underneath the cross bar '5 andthen by having'ashort connection to the tractonthe pull of the tractor-lifts the disks andthe front part of therunners above" the ground so that these runners trail, riding on their rearwardmost edge. This prevents formingridges.

There are disks8 wh ich are mead in bearing members .6, these 1 bearing members being secured to; the angle bars 4, the disks being positioned to turn the soil inwardly. From the foregoing it will be seen that this combination of V-shaped ridger with disks arranged in front of the blades of the ridger provides an agricultural implement whereby land can be ridged in a more simple and efficient manner than when the ridger is used alone or the disks are used alone. The disks will cut furrows and throw the loosened soil into a ridge and the runners will dropinto the furrows and build the loose dirt up into a higher and more compact ridge. 7 This implement saves times and labor as it performs the function of two different implements?"- 7 previous cultivation is unnecessary.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

This case is a division of my patent application for disk attachment for ridging machines, Serial No. 289,177, filed June 29, 1928.

I claim:

1. In combination with a ridger having runners, a frame connected with the front thereof and including side bars attached to the front ends of the runners of=the ridgersubstantially at the longitudinal centers thereof and a cross bar connecting the front ends of the side bars together, disks rotatably connected with the side bars for forming furrows in front of the runners, hitches at the sides of the frame for attaching draw chains thereto, and means for attaching the draw chains to the front of the ridger and passing such chains under the front barto lift the front part of the ridger to render the same inoperative when the implement is passing over ground which is not to be ridged.

In combination with a ridger having a frame with cross beams, runners converging from the front toward the rear and secured to said beams, an auxiliary frame having side bars connectible to the runners and eX- tending forward, each side bar being in sub- I stantial alignment with the runner to which it is attached, a front cross bar connected to the side bars, axles secured to the side bars and a disk on each axle positioned in front of the runners and adapted to form a furrow for said runners, and means to connect draw chains to the front bar of the auxiliary frame or to the front beam of the ridger frame.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

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